We are Africa Rise-up. And we shall be taking you through African Music. Music in Africa, what African Music is, how, and what one feels when they listen to African Music, and finally the origin of African Music. Of-course, we are obliged to define our African Music is a whole. Firstly, Music is sounds put together in a progressive successive manner, and of-course in a sensible manner having its active listener enjoy, and have a preference to its major, and sub-genres.
African Music is Music made in Africa for Africans, and also for both the invited and uninvited ears .

We Are Africa!!!!

Take note that we shall expand on this 'shallow' definition of African Music by giving meaning to the African Music by the pictorials we shall post, and the well thought messages posted in text explaining what African Music is. We believe that African Music has been stereo-typed, by this we mean that some people think of African Music as what is nowadays, while some people think of African Music as what it used to be. Don't you think the best way to think of African Music as both what it was, and what it is right now, well change is hard to accept, but it is what it is, and one who prefers what African Music as what it was will tend to have interest in viewing African Communities perform their Music incorporated of course by their own distinctive dances. For example: the Maasai community based in Eastern Africa, specifically Kenya, and Tanzania who have fascinated many across the world as to how they perform their music with high jumping. 
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Didge Kita Ngoma

Leave alone the video quality because as you can imagine it is way way back when we were evolving into modern production.Right??Thank you.

Now i want you again not to ask me why the guy isn't so active anymore on the scene because i can only have one answer for you:His music was ahead of his time.
Soul music doesnt have a rich history in Africa leave alone Kenya.
Focus on the smooth rendition of Swahili and English in the first stanza and the beautiful guitar in the background.

Tell me which Kenyan Male artist can do this right now given that this guy did this even before i didn't know what a computer and a blog were really.

Didge: The Kenyan D'Angelo

If you focus on the genre again which is soul where i will get into a fight with many Kenyans for not giving it the stats it deserves this guy is the Raheem Devaughn or D'Angelo of Kenya.

Now lets even talk about his personality  when he worked for Easy Fm as the Love Doctor 'DI'...only ladies can testify...he can woo.This is what exactly he applies in his music and i have one thing for him...HE NEEDS TO COME BACK AGAIN.

A song that goes back to 1998 and still defies the gravity of music by standing afloat as one of the authnethic soul music of its time in Kenya gives you reason like a season to realize that Didge was one of the bases to a revolution that mirrors a reflection to the  wave of pure entertainment,originality and excellence in our music production.

 Because of the video  I give him 3.5 stars for this.

Elijah Charles Kiage.

Valerie Kimani Song: Village Girl Album:

Album:Baiskeli Year: 2008

This is arguably one of the best duet soul singles in kenya right now although not many have discovered it maybe because soul music has not taken much root in Kenya.

The 2007 Tusker Project Fame runners up  tells a beautiful story of how a lady from a village falls in love with a man from the city.

The humble village girl:Valerie Kimani

What you are going to love about this song is its relaxed nature of acostics and the relaxed way she presents her ideas.

The fact that she communicates with composure and projectivity towards creating effetct on the audience is what is going to take you by surprise.The guitar done well by Maurice just makes the whole song carry a feeling of love,sincerity and honesty making it the perfect love song .

 It is astonishing that after four years of the song staying on YouTube,she still has 14,000 views which i think is rather rude from her Kenyan fans because she has given it her all.

I give her three stars for this.The song is here

N.M.K

Wendy Kimani ft Bienaime(Sauti Sol) Haiwi Haiwi

They sing like they are having a brawl whilst communicating to you at the same time in a deep intimate African way

The song begins with the seductive voice of the African Prince   Bienaime of Sauti Soul and for a moment you imagine that it is the usual Sauti Soul music following.However as the chorus ends while still shaking to the beautiful slow rhythmic beats Wendy follows in to cut  Bienaime's  introduction like an African woman turning down a date from a perfect gentleman.the following lyrics will just take off with you.

Wacha Kucheza Hard To Get,Njoo Twende Date Ya Supaghetti,
Kwenye Corner Laico Regency,Uone Nyota Za Mapenzi
(Wendy Kimani)
Matamshi Yako Ya Kishenzi,Mimi Sili Supaghetti,

Nasiendi Laico Regency,Kimbelembele Ugali Mbichi,

Wendy Kimani ft Bienaime(Sauti Sol) Haiwi Haiwi

I have something with this song especially the way these two artists sync nicely like they were just meant to be .
The beautiful Swahili done in the bloking of this whole song is what makes the message of this poem come out clearly.
The video adds to the whole quality of rendition.It is not overdone,a simple modern African setting which gives a marvelous narration easy to understand and relate to with total ease irrespective.



What you will love about this song too is that while it has taken a modern perspective in production,it has captured the African setting  and issues well blended in modernity soul music with a carefully selected setting costume and character profile.It is just a masterpiece of African Soul.

I give it 4 stars ...in fact i put it together with the likes of Jill Scott and Sade who are the gurus of soul music.Here is the song


Elijah Charles Kiage